Wendy Lappin Barragree
Wendy Lappin Barragree enjoys an active and diverse civil trial practice, which focuses on litigation defense involving automobile and premises liability, medical negligence, employment, employee benefits, and casualty claims. In her nearly three-decade career, Ms. Barragree has successfully defended employers, medical providers, corporations, business owners and individuals at both the major jury trial and arbitration levels in federal and state courts. She has achieved favorable results for her clients through summary judgment, jury verdict, and arbitration award.
In representing a large automobile insurance company, its nationwide subsidiaries, and its insureds, Ms. Barragree has successfully litigated and/or resolved a multitude of matters involving third party liability, personal injury protection, property damage, uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, and bad faith. Ms. Barragree has also provided coverage opinions involving material misrepresentation and bad faith in a variety of states.
In the area of medical malpractice defense, Ms. Barragree has defended physicians and practice groups, most recently obtaining a defense verdict for a general surgeon who was accused of medical negligence in the performance of a surgical hernia repair. Ms. Barragree also appeared on network CN8’s “It’s Your Call with Lynn Doyle,” the topic of which was nursing home negligence.
In representing an international hospitality client, Ms. Barragree has obtained numerous successful results by way of arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. In the employment context, Ms. Barragree has litigated multiple cases in federal and state courts involving race, age, gender, sexual orientation, and disability discrimination to successful conclusion.
Specializing in cases involving catastrophic damages, Ms. Barragree has both analyzed and tried cases in which her involvement focused on the analysis, mitigation, and expert defense of complex personal injury claims, including extensive and complicated injuries and medical care, life care plans, past and future lost earnings and earning capacity, and Medicare/Medicaid and other liens.
Ms. Barragree’s skill as a litigator is recognized by judges, her defense peers, and opposing counsel. The firm’s clients rely upon Ms. Barragree for her ability to provide the highest quality defense while meeting their goals in budget management and cost-containment.
